The 'Flamingo Revolution': What's behind Albania's protests?
Key takeaways
- For weeks now, images of crowds of Albanians protesting on the streets have been relayed around the world.
- More than three weeks of uninterrupted daily demonstrations have turned the "Flamingo Revolution" into Albania's largest civic protest movement since the fall of communism.
- It began when a government-approved luxury tourism project in Zvernec, a protected coastal area in southern Albania, triggered protests that soon evolved into a broader political movement.
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For weeks now, images of crowds of Albanians protesting on the streets have been relayed around the world. The protesters say they are fighting for democracy. PM Edi Rama insists the movement is part of a hybrid war.
https://p.dw.com/p/5G4B5The flamingo is the dominant image of the daily protests taking place in Albania right now Image: Florion Goga/REUTERSAdvertisement Every evening at 7 p.m., protesters return to the same square in the Albanian capital, Tirana, with the same symbols and make the same demands.
More than three weeks of uninterrupted daily demonstrations have turned the "Flamingo Revolution" into Albania's largest civic protest movement since the fall of communism.